"I'm home! Is Tohru back from Akito's yet?" Kyo asked, walking in with a bouquet.
"Yes, she's back. But she's asleep." Yuki answered.
"Kyo, we need to talk." Shigure sternly stated, looking directly at Kyo, indicating it was of the utmost importance they talk—now.
"Yeah? What do you want?" Kyo asked, annoyed, standing there.
"You might want to sit down for this." Yuki suggested, closing his eyes.
"Why should I, Rat boy?" Kyo asked, annoyed.
"You damn cat—we're trying to tell you something important! Now is not the time to argue! Now sit your ass down and listen!" Yuki quietly yelled; he was pissed but was trying not to wake Tohru.
"Come on, you two. Not now. Please, just sit down." Shigure stated, pleading with the two.
"What the hell is going on?" Kyo asked as calmly as he could, sitting down.
"Kyo… *Sigh…* There's no easy way to say this…" Shigure started, unsure how to say Tohru was raped.
"Spill it you mangy mutt!" Kyo spat, annoyed, tapping his foot.
"Kyo, Tohru was raped." Shigure answered with a long sigh.
…
Kyo was silent for a few minutes before he spoke up again, "You-you're lying."
"No, Kyo; we're not. Hatori and Ayame walked in on Akito doing the deed and pulled him off her. Kureno and I showed up later and I got her out of there." Shigure explained.
"I knew letting her go there alone was a bad idea! I knew—" Kyo yelled, standing up quickly and then fell to his knees.
"Yes, Kyo, we know. We agree, but there's nothing that can be done about it now. We knew it was wrong, but we didn't do anything. That being said, no one thought that Akito would go this far." Yuki stated.
"What about Tohru? Is she ok?" Kyo asked, looking at Shigure and Yuki.
"Right now she's asleep; she cried herself to sleep in Hatori's office. Hatori did her rape kit and all that. I got her cleaned up and she took a Plan B pill just to make sure she didn't become pregnant—just in case." Shigure explained to Kyo.
"Ahhhh! Ahhh! Get him off! Get him off! Please, somebody help me!" The guys heard Tohru scream from her room.
"TOHRU!" The guys yelled, running to her room.
When they got there, they found her tossing and turning in her bed, screaming, having a nightmare.
"Tohru wake up; you're having a nightmare." Kyo calmly spoke, sitting on her bed next to her, gently shaking her.
"Wha-what's going on? Kyo?" Tohru asked, waking up in a shock.
"Yeah, it's me." Kyo answered and then made a noise when Tohru threw herself at him and cried into his chest.
"It's ok; I'm here now." Kyo stated, rubbing Tohru's back.
"Where is he now?" Kyo asked Shigure.
"Jail. But we don't know for how long." Shigure responded.
"He's lucky he's in there—and I didn't get a hold of him first." Kyo angrily retorted, holding onto Tohru even tighter.
Yuki was about to say something, but Shigure stopped him.
"Not now, Yuki; Tohru doesn't need the added stress. We'll just leave you two alone; come along now Yuki." Shigure instructed, patting Yuki on the head.
"I'm coming. Oh, and Shigure… Don't ever pat me on the head like that again." Yuki calmly snapped, following Shigure out.
"Kyo?" Tohru asked, mumbling his name.
"Yes, what is it?" Kyo calmly asked, holding back his anger.
"Will you lay with me?" Tohru softly asked, scooting backward.
"Sure." Kyo replied, lying next to her, taking and holding her hand.
"Kyo…" Tohru mumbled, a few tears escaping her eyes.
"Yeah?" Kyo asked, looking at her, hurt that he couldn't protect her.
"I'm sorry." Tohru replied, scooting to him a little.
"It's not your fault." Kyo sadly replied, rubbing away her tears.
"But I should've listened and not gone alone." Tohru retorted, closing her eyes.
"Yeah, you probably should've—but you didn't. But it's not your fault; you didn't think he'd do that to you. You thought he just wanted to talk; you wanted to see the good in him like you do with almost everyone." Kyo sighed into her hair.
'Why did she have to go at all? Why didn't I sense any of this coming? Why couldn't I protect her?' Kyo thought to himself as he held onto Tohru even more.
Typically, at this point, Shigure would come into the room shouting something perverted like he always does. Typically something along the lines of:
"Oh, my little flower! Kyo, what are you doing to her; you naughty, naughty cat!"
Or "Ohhhh, Kyo's deflowering my little flower!"
Or something along those lines.
Then he would start rolling all over the floor laughing his ass off until Yuki would come by and hit him over the head.
And then, Yuki and Kyo would start fighting about something or other—usually about how Kyo would kick his ass.
Yuki would fight that by saying that he wasn't strong enough and never will be.
However, in Tohru's current predicament, Shigure decided to behave himself, so Yuki wouldn't have to do anything to start anything.
Instead, they just left Tohru's door open, stood on either side of it, and listened to the two of them talk or cry until the two of them fell asleep, holding each other.
Kyo had had his arms wrapped around Tohru protectively while she held onto his shirt.
The Next Morning:
Tohru woke up in her bed—alone; Kyo was nowhere to be found. However, she did see a note that Kyo left behind.
Dear Tohru, my love,
I have decided to go train in the mountains for a month. Please understand that
this isn't your fault. I just need to become stronger so that I can protect you.
I promise you that I will be back for you and when I do, I will hopefully be the
man that you will love more than anything else.
I love you so much more than you know.
See you in a month.
Kyo
After reading his letter, Tohru couldn't help but shed some tears; she loved him just the way he was.
After a few minutes, she walked downstairs, still in her pajamas, hair a mess and tears in her eyes.
"Ahh, Ms. Honda, you're awake." Yuki gently spoke with a small but warm smile.
"Tohru!" Shigure excitedly exclaimed, hugging her right away.
"Tohru? What's the matter? We're here for you whenever you need." Shigure insisted, holding her at arm's length by her shoulders.
"I don't know where the cat went, but I'm sure he'll be back." Yuki added, causing Tohru to put her face in Shigure's chest and cry while holding onto him.
"To-Tohru? What's the matter?" Shigure asked, shocked, holding onto the young girl in his arms.
After a few minutes, she dropped Kyo's letter, which Yuki saw right away; he picked it up and read it.
"That damn cat… I can't believe he just left like that…" Yuki growled, slamming the letter on the table before heading out.
"Where are you going?" Shigure asked, shocked and confused.
"Out for a while!" Yuki exclaimed, running off.
"Don't tell anyone yet! It should be Tohru's decision when people find out!" Shigure yelled, to which Yuki put his hand up.
"Ok… Tohru, do you want to sit down for a while? I can call Hatori; he can bring you something to eat." Shigure suggested; Tohru nodded as he helped her to the couch.
"Poor Tohru." Shigure sighed, walking to the hall to call Hatori to see if he'd bring something over to eat.
While talking to Hatori, he had found out that Ayame opened his big mouth. So, now everyone knows.
Well, Kureno told Arisa—but that's because he came home stressed out.
Arisa could tell something was wrong, so she bent his arm backward until he spilled the beans.
After Kureno told Arisa what had happened, she spazzed out. Still, Kureno managed to calm her down and told her that Tohru needed some space—to give her a few days.
Arisa said she'd give her two days, and then she and Saki would be over—no matter what…